Confectioners mold



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' IGONIPEGT'IONERS MOLD.

No. 382,678. Patented M ay' l 5, 1888, r

PATENT ()FFICE.

. SAMUEL n. BALL, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

CONFECTIONERQS MOLD.

spncrrroa'rron forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,678, dated May 15,1888.

Application filed May 20, 1887. Serial No. 238,887. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL E. BALL, of Dayton, in the county ofMontgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Confectioners Molds, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to molds for the casting of cream or fondant intodrops of various-sizes and shapes.

- The aim of theinventionis to provide asectional mold which may berapidly and conveniently manipulated on an ordinary confectioners slabortable without the necessity of using a frame or other means forholding the sections in operative position. Heretofore molds used byconfectioners have generally been made of starch in the form of largesolid plates, each with numerous cells orindentations in its topsurface, because the metallic molds have been of such construction thatthe drops would adhere to them when cast, or that an objectionableamount of time was'required in adjusting the molds for use and inopening them to deliver their contents. Toavoid these difficulties Iprovide a mold consisting of complementary notched metal plates or barsararated. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bars brought together inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a plan view of several bars, showing thedifferent formsin which they may bemade.

My mold consists simply of aseries of complementary bars, A and B,having flat upper and lower surfaces, and each having in one or in bothedges notches or indentations having a marginal form or contourcorresponding to that of the required drops. It is to be observed thatmy bars or plates are made of considerable width and of solid metal forthe express purpose of giving them such weight that they will remainfirmly in the position in which they may be assembled on the slab ortable.

In this regard a clear distinction is to be obing-frame as members of amold.

When the bars constructed on my plan are broughttogether sideby side,thesmall molds or cells 0 and C will exist between then1,each cell beingclosed at the bottom by the slab or table on which the bars are placed,but left open at the top for the reception of the substance'to bemolded.

If preferred, each cell may be made solely in the edge of one bar, orformed by complementary or opposing indentations in the contiguoussurfaces of two bars, bot-h constructions being shown in the drawings.or indentation is in every'case to be of such forni'that its contentsmay be removed laterally therefrom. I

In making use of my mold the bars are placed The cell on the slab sideby side, the cells filled, and,

after the solidification of the material, the bars separated, when thedrops will at once cleave therefrom. The bars are immediatelyreassembled and used as before.

It will be perceived that owing to the weight of the bars, by which theyare retained in position without the use of frames orlocking devices, Iam enabled to operate them with much greater rapidity than couldotherwise be done.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- A confectionersmold consisting of a series v of heavy disconnected bars or plates withwide flat upper and lower faces and indented edges, said barsconstructed,as described,of a weight and size by which they are adaptedto remain in operative position by gravity'on the moldtable and withoutthe employment of connecting devices.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my-hand,

this 2d day of May, 1887, in thepresence of two attesting witnesses.

SAMUEL E. BALL. Witnesses:

FRED W. GEBHART, GEO. R. YOUNG.

